Submitted by InAnotherLife1812 t3_10q2qv3 in explainlikeimfive
RadCheese527 t1_j6ngwjo wrote
Usually your hypothesis comes before the experiment/data collection. It’s what you expect to happen given your previous knowledge of the subject.
A theory is knowledge that’s been gathered by a study and has been replicated by a separate study.
PersonNumber7Billion t1_j6nj4mt wrote
No. A theory is an explanation that fits available facts.
RadCheese527 t1_j6njuaf wrote
Facts that are derived from the scientific method I described above.
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